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For students with a strong interest in food
and food product development, nutrition
and health and for those who are
interested in developing a diverse range of
entrepreneurial skills and business acumen
the Bachelor of Applied Science in Food
and Business Management is an ideal
programme of study.
Recent attention to consumer rights,
product liability, food standards and an
increasing public concern in regard to
health and nutrition have resulted in
demand for graduates who are competent
in the areas of Food Studies, Food Science
and Technology, Food Safety, Food Quality,
Business & Management, Food Production
Methods and Nutrition. The B.Appl.Sc in
Food & Business Management is designed
to fulfill this need by providing industry
with multi-skilled graduates who can assist
companies in competing successfully in an
increasingly competitive and global
market. The B.Appl.Sc is a 4 year, level 8,
degree programme which combines food
and culinary skills, food technology, food
product development and science with
business management and marketing
whilst incorporating a 20 week placement
in third-year to apply skills to the
workplace.
The programme includes:
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Food & Culinary Skills
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Nutrition, Diet & Health
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Food Technology
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Food Product Development
•
Business Management
•
Marketing
•
A 20 week Student Placement.
Applicants for the programme are required
to have a Leaving Certificate (or an
approved equivalent) with at least two
Grade C3s at Higher Level and four Grade
D3s at Ordinary or Higher Level. There are
also opportunities available to students via
non-standard entry progression routes
including mature entry and Access.
Graduates of the B.Appl.Sc in Food and
Business Management at St. Angela’s
College will have attained the knowledge,
skills and competencies that will enable
them to obtain employment in a variety of
food and associated industries. Graduates
will be equipped with the technical
knowledge and skills required to work in a
diverse range of careers such as: Food
Production, New Product Development,
Quality Control, Marketing/ Sales,
Supervision & Management, Consultancy &
Research. The degree course also affords
the opportunity to pursue further studies
at Postgraduate, Masters and Ph.D levels.
The Bachelor of Arts in
Textiles, Fashion and
Design with Business
Management
in St. Angela’s College is an innovative 3
year, Level 8 degree. The programme is
aimed at school leavers and mature
students who have a strong interest in
textiles, fashion and design and wish to
study the artistic, theoretical and technical
aspects of textiles and fashion design in a
stimulating environment while also
developing business management skills
and knowledge. The course is designed
with optional pathways in fashion design
or textiles in all years.
This is the third year the BA in Textiles,
Fashion and Design with Business
(www.rebeccamarsdendesigns.com) and
Anna Vahey (www.anafaye.com) both
lecture on the programme.
Current students on this programme are
already notching up success in design!
Emma Curtis, a year 2 student was one of
12 students from colleges all over Ireland
whose design featured recently in the
prestigious Dublin Fashion Week ‘Young
designer of the Year’ competition. The
competition final – a fashion show on
College Green, Dublin, was compered by
Sonya Reynolds and Brendan Courtney on
the 9th of September in front of an invited
Student experience - Eimear Connolly
(Bachelor of Applied Science, Food & Business Management 2014)
I completed my work placement with
Walshe’s Sunshine Juice, a Juice and Fruit
Salad company based in County Carlow.
During this placement, I was heavily
involved in new product development
while also gaining insight into production,
quality control, marketing and key-account
management.
During my first few months, I undertook
market research in the area of Fruit Salads.
From this I developed a large range of Fruit
Salads that I believed would appeal to the
market. I presented this range of products
to the Management Team in Sunshine
Juice and from this a new range of Fruit
Salads were short-listed. I was heavily
involved with bringing these products
to market through sourcing, packaging,
labelling and sales pitches to retailers. I
launched Walshe’s Range of Fresh Fruit
Salads at an Easter Food Fair in a west of
Ireland supermarket. This was a very
memorable experience for me, gaining
positive feedback from customers.
The icing on the cake for me was when
one of the newly developed Fruit Salads
was nominated for a Blàs na hEireann
award. I represented Sunshine Juice at
18
the Awards Ceremony in Dingle where
Walshe’s Raspberry Citrus Fruit Salad won a
Bronze Award for Taste and also won the
over-all prize for Innovation in Food
Packaging.
Over-all my work experience was a very
enjoyable and interesting experience. I
gained a lot confidence and I am positive I
have chosen the right career path.
Sunshine Juice were a fantastic company to
work for as the management team gave me
the freedom to work on various project’s
using my own initiative.
The Irish food and beverage processing
industry continues to provide excellent
opportunities for employment as one
of the major expo